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"President Yu, we have plenty of time. I’m sure there will be other opportunities for us to work together," Chen Jincheng said, also smiling.

’After all, with the game system, who knows when I might get a Heat Card that helps with sales.’

Yu Chengdong laughed when he heard this. "Mr. Chen, let’s add each other on WeChat. When our new Huawei phone is about to launch, we’ll send our advertising partnership proposal to Second-Life Star right away."

"Of course, President Yu!" Chen Jincheng nodded with a smile.

「Meanwhile.」

After sending Chen Jincheng a friend request on WeChat, Yu Chengdong opened Tiao Yin to check the two leaderboards for the shopping cart feature.

Chen Jincheng’s sales orders for the Rice Phone had already surpassed 1.86 million.

’It’s a real shame we can only cooperate on one ad.’

’Actually, I’ve been paying attention to the promotional channels on short-video platforms for a while now. I just don’t have the same guts as President Lei, who could pull off something this huge so quietly.’

’So now, all I can do is let President Lei have the head start.’

’The key is that thanks to Chen Jincheng’s strategy, his follower count is already over 15 million.’

’He’s an influencer in his own right now.’

’Watching him during Chen Jincheng’s sales stream last night, it seemed like he had a moment of clarity and really got the hang of it.’

’He could probably do his own promotional stream next time. With his influence and status, the results would be just as good as any other influencer’s.’

"I wonder if I could be an influencer," Yu Chengdong murmured to himself, pulling out his phone and looking at his reflection.

「In the hotel.」

After accepting Yu Chengdong’s friend request, Chen Jincheng immediately edited his contact name to "Huawei’s Yu the Big Mouth."

Sister Feiye had sharp eyes and spotted it. She subconsciously asked, "Boss, can I do the Huawei ad?"

Chen Jincheng gave her a sharp smack on the rear. "Don’t be so greedy. Go bend over!"

"Oh!" Sister Feiye walked toward the table, a little disappointed.

...

[You have consumed 1 Constitution Point through exercise. Your Constitution has increased!]

Chen Jincheng consumed another Constitution Point before he and Sister Feiye went to wash up. Once they were dressed, Sister Feiye stood before the mirror, preening and running her fingers through her lustrous hair.

You could tell she was much more radiant than before she came to Beijing.

The difference between a woman who is well-tended to and one who has been neglected for a long time is easy to see.

While they were eating at a restaurant, Sister Feiye looked at her phone, her face filled with surprise. "Boss, your sales orders for the Rice Phone have surpassed two million!"

Chen Jincheng nodded, not finding it strange. After all, Wei Yuan had stirred up a controversy about the Fruit Phone last night. A large number of consumers were unhappy with the Fruit Phone’s practices, and many who were thinking of upgrading decided to boycott it.

And right at that moment, the Rice Phone was the only new option available, so they bought it instead.

Besides, with all the hype from Yijin and other clip accounts, plus several trending topics driving traffic, it was no surprise that orders broke two million.

’By now, both Tiao Yin and Kuaishou must be taking me seriously, right?’

And he was right.

The news that Chen Jincheng’s Rice Phone orders had surpassed two million, with total sales officially exceeding five billion, was immediately reported to Han Shangyou.

"Hahaha." Han Shangyou couldn’t help but laugh out loud when he saw the five-billion-yuan figure. "I told you! This shopping cart feature is the weapon we’ll use to defeat Kuaishou! Quick, tell all the department heads to come for a meeting."

His assistant nodded at the command and immediately went to contact them.

Before long, all of Tiao Yin’s department managers were called into the office. When they saw the LCD screen in the conference room displaying Chen Jincheng’s profile picture, the two million Rice Phone orders, and the total sales figure of five billion, they knew what the meeting was about.

They had, of course, watched Chen Jincheng’s stream yesterday. To say they were astonished would be an understatement; they were truly blown away.

Who could have believed an influencer was capable of something like this before?

As they took their seats, they began to discuss in low voices:

"Watching Chen Jincheng’s stream last night... even as the head of video e-commerce, I was dumbfounded."

"Weren’t we all? I wouldn’t have believed a five-billion-yuan sales figure was possible, not in a million years."

"He’s not just an influencer anymore."

"..."

Hearing the department managers’ discussions, Han Shangyou said with a smile, "It seems everyone saw last night’s stream. Like all of you, I was absolutely stunned by Chen Jincheng."

"But the numbers he’s achieved also prove that we’re on the right path. The shopping cart feature will be our weapon to defeat Kuaishou."

"Therefore, our next step at Tiao Yin is to allocate a fund to heavily support video e-commerce. We need to unleash this feature’s full potential and deal Kuaishou a heavy blow."

This statement received the full support of the department managers:

"That’s right. We need to support more video e-commerce streamers."

"I used to think PK streamers were outdated, but now I see they actually have an advantage when it comes to video e-commerce."

"That’s true. If you look at the leaderboard and exclude a monster like Chen Jincheng, special cases like Mikami Youya, and powerhouse MCNs like OST, most of the others are PK streamers. Supporting them would be a fast way to make the shopping cart feature explode."

"Yes, supporting PK streamers is definitely the fastest and most effective method. We’ve been in a stalemate with Kuaishou for so long; it’s time to land a decisive blow."

"..."

Han Shangyou readily agreed. "You’re all right," he said with a smile. "It’s time to deal a heavy blow to Kuaishou. I’ve already had the planning department roll out support initiatives for video e-commerce. We will strive to generate a massive effect in the shortest possible time."

Obviously, they weren’t transmigrators like Chen Jincheng and had no idea what the future held. So, they made a decision similar to the one made in the other world. In fact, spurred on by Chen Jincheng’s incredible numbers, they were even more eager for quick results than their counterparts had been.

Han Shangyou added, "One more thing. Chen Jincheng’s stream last night gave me a special idea. I want the tech department to implement it as soon as possible and create a new sales system."

"Understood, President Han," the head of the tech department said immediately.

Just then, one of the managers suddenly asked, "President Han, with Chen Jincheng’s terrifying sales numbers, you could say he’s Tiao Yin’s number one streamer now. How should we handle him? Kuaishou has been trying to poach him, and now they’ll surely spare no effort."

Han Shangyou froze at the question.

’He was right.’

’Kuaishou was trying to poach Chen Jincheng.’

’Now that he’s produced numbers like these, Kuaishou definitely won’t just sit back and watch.’

’If Chen Jincheng gets poached, it would be a major blow to them. They were supposed to use the shopping cart feature to crush Kuaishou, but losing him might give their rival the breathing room it needs.’

Han Shangyou said decisively, "For now, give Chen Jincheng the ’number one’ treatment. Give him whatever resources and traffic we have. Keep him stable—at least until we’ve defeated Kuaishou."

The managers below all understood.

’Chen Jincheng is crucial right now. But once they actually defeat Kuaishou, his kind of terrifying numbers are not something Tiao Yin will want to see. A platform needs at least two or more traffic magnets of his scale.’

’At that point, they’ll definitely have to limit Chen Jincheng’s traffic and prop up someone else to compete with him. After all, that’s the kind of healthy ecosystem a platform needs.’

’Right now, they have a use for Chen Jincheng. But once Kuaishou is defeated, things will naturally be different.’

’"Once the cunning rabbit is dead, the hunting dog is cooked." The principle applies whether you’re talking about the kings and generals of ancient times or the business world of today.’

’Besides, once their platform wins and becomes the unrivaled king of short-video platforms, where could Chen Jincheng possibly go? He’ll have no choice but to fall in line!’